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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend of mine whose been through it gave me the advice that for the first semester you take a hands off approach given the level of transition.

So I’d have a conversation to gain a sense of what happened - partied hard and forgot to go I class ? Became involved romantically and lost focus ?

I would want to understand the root cause and then explain they have Spring term to start regaining their focus. Another 2.0 semester due to a loss of focus of effort and then we’d talk about the likelihood that they lacked the maturity to go away to school.

But then again I forgot to go to school one semester - didn’t withdraw and pulled a 0.00 GPA. It happens. But it was something within me that didn’t want to fail that made me get back on track.

Love your kid but it’s ok if it’s a bit of a tough love.[/quote]

Lol, no way l would folloe advice of a person who forgot to go to school.[/quote]

On the contrary, although the advice of someone who follows the rules is good, sometimes the advice of someone who fell off the rails and got back on is the best.

(And the line is so much more catching than dropped out but forgot to withdraw)[/quote]

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